Issue 1

Editorial

1

Articles

Children and traditional subsistence on Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Douglas W Bird and John M Beaton

2

The comparative economic status of Torres Strait Islanders in Torres Strait and mainland Australia
W S Arthur and J Taylor

18

Research Reports

Cootamundra Girls Home: four eras of occupation
Peter Rimas Kabaila

30

Field Trip to Iwantja and Mimili, 23 April – 1 May 1993
Guy Tunstill, Catherine J Ellis and Max Ellis

40

Book Reviews

47

News and information

90

Obituaries

97

• Ben Murray
• Nancy Bandeiyama Birrabirrapa
• Frank M

Issue 2

Editorial

1

Articles

Leaf Music in Australia
Kevin Bradley

2

Aboriginal Muttonbird Exploitation: An Analysis of Muttonbird (yolla) bone from the Beeton Rockshelter site, Badger Island Bass Strait
Darrell West and Robin Sim

15

Discussions

On Diane Bell’s Daughters of the Dreaming

34

On Margaret Bain’s The Aboriginal-White Encounter

37

Research Reports

Foreign contact and indigenous exchange networks on the Cobourg Peninsula, north-western Arnhem Land
Scott Mitchell

44

Davenport Community Profile 1993: A community report in fulfilment of an ethical position
Marika Moisseeff

49

Contact and ‘cultural creolisation’ in Torres Strait
Anna Shnukal

52

Book Reviews

58

News and information

75

Obituaries

80

• Jack Bohemia BEM
• David Burrumarra MBE